City Council

Council seeks legal action over demolished pub

13-Apr-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Westminster City Council said it will look into taking legal action against a developer after a Maida Vale pub was demolished, despite the fact the authority had rejected an application to replace the building with flats.

Brighton pub to keep its ACV status

25-Mar-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

A Brighton pub has retained its status as an asset of community value (ACV), after winning a rare tribunal hearing against the owner of the property.

One in 10 Newcastle licensees reduce hours to avoid late-night levy

06-Jan-2015 By Ellie Bothwell

Just one in 10 licensees in Newcastle applied to reduce their premises’ hours in order to avoid paying a late-night levy, new figures have revealed.

Annual premises licence fees: some good news

27-Jun-2013 By Poppleston Allen

Some good news for a change — a recent decision by the Court of Appeal may result in reduced annual premises licence fees.

Newcastle council first to approve late-night levy

27-Jun-2013 By Rob Willock

Newcastle City Council is the first local authority in England and Wales to approve proposals for a Late Night levy.

Newcastle City Council risks legal challenge over minimum pricing licence conditions

19-Dec-2012 By John Harrington

Newcastle City Council has been warned it could be breaching competition law by applying licence conditions on two bars that set a minimum price of £1.25p per unit on the sale of alcohol.

Pubs told to speed up smoke planning

26-Apr-2007 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Councils are urging licensees in England to submit plans for smoking shelters as soon as possible, after reporting that only a trickle of...

Licensing Act: one year on

15-Nov-2006

Councils are expressing their dissatisfaction with the Licensing Act and demanding further clarification from the government as soon as possible over...

Pubs to pay for street smoking

05-Oct-2006 By John Harrington

Oxfordshire hosts have been told to pay £500 a year to have tables outside their pub - as part of a crackdown on street smoking ahead of the smoking...

Fears of licensing chaos unfounded

03-Nov-2005

Fears of a trade meltdown post-November 24 have been banished with councils reporting that almost 100 per cent of applications have been...

Liverpool and London push for smoking ban

29-Nov-2004

Liverpool and London have joined forces in petitioning Parliament to pass smoke-free laws in the two cities.Liverpool City Council and the...

Councils propose smoke-free areas for kids

14-Oct-2004

A number of local authorities are trying to use their licensing policies to introduce controversial anti-smoking measures through the back...